Center for the Arts Gallery
Located on the third floor of the Center for the Arts, this gallery showcases some of the region’s finest artwork. Open to the public.
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A limited number of free Student Rush tickets are available first come, first served at the Center for the Arts Box Office one hour before most arts events. Students should simply present their OneCard and provide their email to access their ticket.
TU Dept of Music Presents
Jazz Showcases
Under the direction of Department of Music faculty coaches, student ensembles present a concert of music that culminates a semester of study. Ensembles can include combos, the vocal jazz ensemble, the Latin ensemble and the jazz guitar ensemble.
December 2, 3 & 9 | Recital Hall, CA 3066
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TU Dept of Music and the Murray Jazz Residency Present
Joe Lovano in Concert
The Murray Jazz Residency welcomes saxophonist, composer, educator and jazz icon Joe Lovano for a week of classes, workshops and concerts. On Wednesday, December 4, the TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble will perform a program of original compositions and jazz standards with Mr. Lovano.
December 4 at 8 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
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TU Dept of Theatre Arts Presents
Scrooge.0: A Wintertime Ghost Story
Adapted by David White from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | Directed by Peter Wray
A 21st-century twist on the classic Ebenezer Scrooge ghost story that explores how a modern-day Scrooge learns to find light during the darkest time of the year. Featuring magic, ghosts, songs, and cheer to brighten the holiday season.
December 5 – 8 | Mainstage Theatre, CA 3043
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TU Dept of Music Presents
TU Jazz Orchestra, with Joe Lovano
The TU Jazz Orchestra will be performing with the legendary Grammy Award winning jazz saxophone titan Joe Lovano. Joe will be leading the group, and playing his arrangements and original compositions. Joe is the Murray Jazz Residency artist the week of Dec. 2-6, 2024. The concert will feature music they have work-shopped over the duration of the residency.
December 6 at 8 p.m. | Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042
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TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
51st Annual Holiday Pottery & Art Sale
Towson University students and faculty sell selected works from all disciplines in the Department of Art. Ceramics, Illustration, Jewelry, Photography, glass and much more.
December 6 from 3 – 9 p.m. & 7 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Ceramics Studio, CA 3012
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TU Dept of Music Presents
TU Classical Guitar Soloists and Ensembles Concert
Guitarists from the Towson University guitar program, a premiere collegiate program in the region, present an exciting concert of music for solo guitar and small ensembles for voice and guitar. Join us for and evening of beautiful and engaging music.
December 7 at 6 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
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TU Dept of Music Presents
Francis Poulenc's Gloria
The Towson University Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will join forces with the Baltimore School for the Arts Chorus, in a performance of Francis Poulenc's Gloria, a six movement composition that intertwines elements of exuberance and solemnity.
University Chorale Director - Diana Sáez
Symphony Orchestra Director - Dr. Joseph Gotoff
BSA Chorus Director - Dr. Mark Hardy
December 8 at 3 p.m. | Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042
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TU Dept of EMF Presents
EMF End of Semester Screenings
Watch and listen to EMF students' narrative filmmaking, visual effects, independent study, audio class projects, and more.
Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium
Thursday, December 12 at 5 pm - Experimental Film and Video
Thursday, December 12 at 7 pm – Documentary III
Saturday, December 14 at 11 am - Audio Production
University Union Theater
Friday, December 13 at 12 pm – Directed Studies
Friday, December 13 at 2 pm - Visual Effects
Friday, December 13 at 4 pm – Film II
Friday, December 13 at 7 pm – Film III
Free and open to the public. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Exhibitions
TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination
Features posters created by both men and women to celebrate and acknowledge the vital role that all citizens play in protecting and promoting human rights while advancing reproductive and sexual rights, protecting women and girls against brutality, and promoting women’s empowerment, education, and participation in society.
Organized and curated by Elizabeth Resnick, Professor Emerita, Graphic Design, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Kichka, Michel Stop Violence Against Women 100 x 70 cm 2008
August 30 – December 7 | Center for the Arts Gallery, CA 3040
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Asian Arts & Culture Center Presents
Asia In Maryland 2024
Explore diverse works of art by Maryland-based Asian and AAPI visual artists which showcase the stories of the 500,000+ Asian and AAPI residents who play integral roles in the fabric of Maryland life. Some works will also be on display at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Meet artists whose work is on view September 11 at 7:30 p.m.
September 11 – December 7 | Asian Arts Gallery, CA 2037
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TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
MFA Candidate Mark Burchick: Felt Presence
Burchick engineers an imagined reality by excavating and recontextualizing the archive of Catholic and Cold War history. This multi-channel installation leaves viewers questioning what is real, what is fake, and who are the unseen forces that guide our lives.
Artist talk October 30 at 12 noon in the Holtzman MFA Gallery | Reception October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
October 29 – December 7 | Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040
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TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
Exhibition | MFA Candidate Claudia Cappelle
Cappelle embraces the ephemeral in nature by creating contemplative gardens out of discarded Styrofoam. This theme is portrayed as a manifestation of beauty rather than a symbol of decay or deterioration. Through the lens of impermanence, viewers are encouraged to engage in an art space that reflects and parallels the human experience.
Artist talk October 30 at 12 noon in the Holtzman MFA Gallery | Reception October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
October 29 – December 7 | Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040
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TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
MFA Candidate J. Susan Isaacs: Plethora
Isaacs’s work holds a tension between engaging directly with nature and the imagined world created in the studio, which emerges in the agitated lines of the drawings and the expressive color and brushwork while connecting to the innocence of childhood and the fantasy of imagined places.
Artist talk October 30 at 12 noon in the Holtzman MFA Gallery | Reception October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
October 29 – December 7 | Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040
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TU Dept of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Presents
MFA Candidate Aral Olgun: Layering Simulacra-- The Holographic Lasagna
Olgun creates immersive installations, blending 2D sculptures and animations with 3D spaces, which become a metaphor for the complexities of perception and existence. What first appears as an immersive vista invites the viewer to approach from different angles to explore the structure holding it together.
Artist talk October 30 at 12 noon in the Holtzman MFA Gallery | Reception October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
October 29 – December 7 | Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040
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Holtzman MFA Gallery
Located on the second floor of the Center for the Arts, this gallery focuses on thesis exhibitions and new work by students and invited guests. Open to the public.
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TU’s public art collection features outdoor sculptures around campus. Begin the walk at the Center for the Arts.
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